Olmec colossal heads ... he realized he had found not a large iron bowl, but a gargantuan stone sculpture with a pair of glaring eyes, a broad nose, and a downturned mouth. What had appeared ...

Olmec stone mask (made around 2,500 years ago ... their architecture and above all their sculptures were found and investigated. Finding out when the Olmecs lived took even longer.

Germany has returned two 3,000-year-old pre-Hispanic wooden statues from the Olmec civilisation to the Mexican authorities. Mexico says the artefacts were taken illegally from an Olmec ...

“Unlike those Olmec centers, Aguada Fénix does not ... high-status individuals,” the study suggested. “The only stone sculpture found so far at Aguada Fénix depicts an animal.” ...

It's made in polished green stone, and it's hollowed ... such as pottery and sculptures, and they show us that writing was originally widespread across the Olmec heartland. Even if we can't ...